2024-05-16T08:55:20-05:00 2023-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2023-01-01 521095066 Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund LAWE 7038071875 2560 Huntington Ave 203 Alexandria VA 223031448 Jason C Johnson President 7038071875 2024-05-16 1 Jason Johnson XXX-XX-XXXX 1 Lori A Collingsworth P00639819 7038930300 2024-05-14 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jason C Johnson 2560 Huntington Ave 203 Alexandria VA 223031448 4526823 0 X http://www.policedefense.org/ X 1994 DC Benevolent and educational support and defense of the law enforcement profession. See Part III 9 9 2 0 0 0 3086033 4043956 0 0 175732 259037 12864 11704 3274629 4314697 551967 614162 0 0 327012 438284 328409 419299 479409 2408368 2422477 3615756 3894222 -341127 420475 4883321 5583103 500640 225990 4382681 5357113 X Our mission is benevolent and educational. We support and defend the law enforcement profession and those law enforcement officers who have devoted their lives to upholding the Constitution and serving the United States and its citizens while enforcing its laws. See Sch O 0 0 2402085 Public Education & Media Relations: We seek to educate the public through direct mail and online campaigns about the many risks and threats to law enforcement personnel in order to build a more informed, respectful, and appreciative society by publicizing the many challenges and dangers faced by our nation's law enforcement officers. We also raise awareness of the risks to the livelihood, health, and safety of our nation's law enforcement officers and provide support and appropriate recognition for their many sacrifices. See Schedule O for continuation 720892 614162 Case Defense: We support and defend the law enforcement profession and those law enforcement officers who have devoted their lives to upholding the Constitution and serving the United States and its citizens while enforcing its laws. We support the defense of wrongfully accused/charged law enforcement officers by providing funds for defense counsel, court and subsistence costs, and expert witnesses. 14012 Association Collaboration: We support activities of law enforcement professional associations, fraternal organizations, and related groups. We also provide recognition to exceptional private citizens who defend and protect law enforcement officers engaged in official actions. 3136989 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN VA WV WI X X X Jason C Johnson 7038071875 2560 Huntington Ave 203 Alexandria VA 223031448 Alfred S Regnery Chairman 1.00 X X 0 0 0 John Burke Vice Chairman 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Danielle Cutrona Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hon Edwin Meese III Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hon J Kenneth Blackwell Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ronald Hosko Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Mohr Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 E W Jackson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Gagliano Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Johnson President 40.00 X 211167 0 43500 Carmela Stremple Secretary/Treasurer 40.00 X 102666 0 53988 313833 0 97488 2 0 1 0 Image Direct 200 Monroe Ave Ste 4 Frederick MD 21701 Dir. mail production, mailshop, postage 407429 HSP 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza Ashburn VA 20147 Professional Fundraising 390774 Kennedy's Strategies LLC 6102 Henry House Ct Fairfax Station VA 22039 Policy Director 126720 3 4043956 4043956 83769 83769 387394 212126 175268 175268 175268 List rental income 900099 11704 11704 11704 4314697 0 0 270741 614162 614162 417073 263963 153110 21211 14338 6873 34200 34200 419299 419299 57784 57784 138630 123370 4048 11212 39100 39100 1254332 1072488 3077 178767 7297 4134 2023 1140 33149 21049 12100 1005 809 196 7869 4987 2882 4195 2664 1531 List rental expense 495643 341184 154459 Direct mail 349073 302060 47013 Licenses/ registrations 200 200 Prof. fund allocation 0 332481 -332481 3894222 3136989 277824 479409 X 2090450 1808902 0 281548 320495 548678 68480 40767 3043 3043 71308 67357 11820 3951 4463784 4908994 15699 77670 4883321 5583103 484223 147807 16417 78183 500640 225990 X 4382681 5357113 4382681 5357113 4883321 5583103 420475 553957 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1060729 2659358 3545432 3086033 4043956 14395508 1060729 2659358 3545432 3086033 4043956 14395508 1052927 13342581 96980 62035 110583 104789 83769 458156 14853664 89178 0.89830 0.88090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 3429545 3429545 321477 80369 0 0 270815 279385 311663 321477 1183340 1775010 67704 69846 77916 80369 295835 443753 54108 50157 3951 17200 17200 0 3951 Lease liabilities - operating lease 78183 78183 X 4810870 553957 553957 4256913 57784 57784 4314697 3836438 0 3836438 57784 57784 3894222 Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated LELDF's tax positions and concluded that LELDF's financial statements donot include any uncertain tax positions. X X 1 HSP Direct 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza Ashburn VA 20147 Direct mail 1 2781022 314693 2466329 Blitz Digital 20131 Lakeview Center Plaza Ashburn VA 20147 Digital Mail 0 607852 92200 515652 3388874 406893 2981981 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC 1 Legal defense assistance provided to cover expenses such as lawyer, research, and computer generated reenactments. 14 614162 0 N/A N/A Part I, Line 2: The Board of Directors makes the determination as to whether the organization will take up a case. The President reviews and authorizes each expenditure for legal fees and expert witness fees. Each expenditure is backed up with documentation in the form of a memo or invoice. Once paid, the President keeps current with the progress of each case. In the President's ongoing involvement with the case, the use of funds as well as the activities of the case are monitored. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Johnson President 194675 0 0 0 16492 0 43500 0 0 0 254667 0 0 0 Carmela Stremple Secretary/Treasurer 99950 0 0 0 2716 0 36395 0 17593 0 156654 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: (continued We also seek to educate the public about the many risks and threats to law enforcement personnel in order to build a more informed, respectful, and appreciative society. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d, Public Education & Media Relations:(continued) We seek to inform the public about the many risks and threats to law enforcement personnel in order to build a more informed, respectful, and appreciative society by publicizing the many challenges and dangers faced by our nation's law enforcement officers in the media, and through our website, social media, and by other means. We also raise awareness of the risks to the livelihood, health, and safety of our nation's law enforcement officers and provide support and appropriate recognition for their many sacrifices. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Copies are given to each board member for their review prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The President enforces the compliance of the Conflict of Interest Policy. Each new responsible person shall be required to review a copy of the policy and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so. The policy is reviewed annually by each member of the Board of Directors. Any changes made to the policy are communicated immediately to all responsible persons. In the event it is not entirely clear that a conflict of interest exists, the individual with the potential conflict shall disclose the circumstances to the President or the President's designee, who shall determine whether there exists a conflict of interest that is subject to the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Compensation is discussed and informally approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Copies are mailed to any donor that requests them. Copies of the most recent audited financial statements, Form 990, and Conflict of Interest Policy are posted to our website. Also, copies are required to be sent to each of the states from which the organization solicits donations, and are made publicly available on the states' websites. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: No change from prior year.